Nourish Your Community: Too much fruit on your trees? If you have a hard time eating all of your fruit, don't let it go to waste. Donate it. The North Shore Fruit Tree Project will visit and pick your tree fruit and donate it to those in need in the community. Sign up as a donor at www. northshorefruittreeproject.ca.
My Favourite B.C. Photo Contest: The Nature Trust of B.C. invites amateur photographers to submit digital images of B.C.'s natural diversity until Dec. 7. Categories include My Favourite Tree, My Favourite Wildlife, My Favourite Wild Place and My Favourite Wild View. Photos can be uploaded to flickr or emailed to photos@ naturetrust.bc.ca. Full contest rules are available at www. naturetrust.bc.ca. Info: 604924-9771.
City Park Work Party: Volunteers are needed to help remove invasive plants Saturday, Nov. 26, 9 a.m.noon in upper Heywood Park at 21st Street and Hamilton Avenue, North Vancouver. Tools, refreshments and gloves will be provided. If the ground is frozen or there is snow the event will be cancelled. Info: 604-689-0766, ext. 23, slevy@evergreen.ca or www. evergreen.ca.
Invasive Plants in West Vancouver: The Lighthouse Park Preservation Society will host a workshop on how to recognize local invaders and manage them using the latest tools and techniques Saturday, Nov. 26, 2-4 p.m. at the West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr.
Cedar Lecture Series - Red Reverie, Plants and the Colour Red: Daniel Mosquin, research manager, UBC Botanical Garden will explore the colour red in plants Thursday, Dec. 8, 7: 30 p.m. in the Floral Hall at VanDusen Botanical Garden, 5251 Oak St., Vancouver. Admission: $15 non-members/$10 members. Tickets in advance from the administration office or, subject to availability, at the door on the night of the lecture. Info: www.vandusengarden.org.
*A Holiday Wreath and Centrepiece Sale will take place Dec. 10 and 11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Entrance Pavilion to VanDusen Botanical Garden, 5251 Oak St., Vancouver. All pieces are created from materials grown at VanDusen. Info: www. vandusengarden.org.
Capilano Garden Club meets the second Monday of each month at 7: 30 p.m. at Canyon Heights Christian Assembly, 4840 Capilano Rd., North Vancouver. The Dec. 12 meeting will feature guest speaker Diane Thomas on Christmas flower arrangements. New members welcome. Guests: $5. Info: 604-980-4964.
Rainforest Programs for Adults - Forest Pharmacy: Learn about forest plants and common weeds that heal Sunday, Feb. 4, 1-2: 30 p.m. at Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre, 3663 Park Rd., North Vancouver. Fee is $5. Registration: 604-990-3755. For details, visit www.dnv.org/ ecology/.
Delbrook Garden Club meets the fourth Monday of each month at 7: 30 p.m. at St. Catherines Church, 1058 Ridgewood Dr., North Vancouver. New members are welcome. Admission for guests is $5. For more information, call Flo at 604-985-4870.
The Upper Lonsdale Garden Club meets every second Thursday of the month, 7: 309: 30 p.m. in the basement of St. Martin's Anglican Church, 195 East Windsor Rd., North Vancouver. New members are welcome. For more information, call 604-984-7356.
West Vancouver Garden Club meets the first Wednesday of every month from September to July with the exception of January, 7: 30 p.m. at St. David's United Church, 1525 Taylor Way, West Vancouver. Coffee and guest speakers. New members and guests welcome. Membership is $25 per year or $35 for a couple; drop-in, $5. Info: www.westvangardenclub. com.
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